Telegram-herald., 1887-04-09

The Graat Rapids Charter
Amendments Bob up.
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Jsst Mn F4e Acts as re Does IN ths
Nas.er-A Clothes Pin Fsctorf
Eufued d-Littie F.ros-scei-
d1nts 4no lne dents.

The orpoDsEfs o. fhs proposed chariss
snasn falvals ~ Grand i,aa3s have the'r
nssn here al work wftA ne Senate eene,it-
Tee IN Cities al Ni'isses -oa.~iAes ia
tbs history oi % lsat las n0t ysl c9ne %
Light &c wss sl eo4fss. Arthur AesEa
sehesne 90 secure .s dsieAs os the amend
u3sas relative % lbe tiiY Treasurer. aad be
dia al thA' las ia bis roEsF 20 brias aooat
that cad lie wzs finally defeated IN the
non4snsting conFsn,ioa. and f,eCT-e X.
Perry TIE successful noIniuee. grolafseusi0
favor .he passage ~ tne afne3dlpeUs "a Tie
event % has elsci on and those = Ao favor the
4Gleutmeat brlieyei them selves secure.
iss Has e.scfed aud on Tuesday ilOu- 4. ~.
tlbeFs wenf Ia him aud asked Tor hls Zig
DafUFc - petition Tor the p4sssge OF the
treasurer amendment. Nr Perry said THAI
nis partner, Mr. ba. klus. was awsy. aud
that he did not wish 10 put bis
maine "a the petition without talking
the matter over with him. The natural
cone usion l. that Mr.. Perry wants that
s5V8u himself Grd now that ne has been
elected nothing more than refusal 10 faToT
the passage vi the amendment may be
locke Tor ffom him. Congressman elect
FOra and d. G. Underwood were here yes
terday and they did quiet work against the
ameudmeut. George Ihompsoa was solicit
etl To take The LOBBY bnt &c was unwilling
TO come here aud work the case for the op-
position. 50 they have made still better
more and have secured L. ;. commissioner
Frank l.. Dodge. % this cty. 20 push
against the passage a. 81 igorousiy aS he can.
jay HubOeli. who was the lion IN It's favor
just before adjournment. IS away Oh an IN
definite leave OF absence. AMI there IS
reason 10 believe Lbat the city will be cheated
out OF us 5000 interest money another
year, through the successful manipulation
Ot THESE men IL Is true that heavily
signed petition against the amendment has
been secured in Grand Rapids but Repre-
sentative killean has one IN his possession
which has appended TO 1t the names OF
property owners representing an aggregate
value of $4,000 600 in favor of having
Grand Rapids reap the benefit OF ber
MONEYS usage Just when the matter will
be decided is not known. bat it is hoped on
all sides that some decision Will be reached
before Nav l. senator Stark said todsy
that be hoped TO bring IL up next week.
The most important bill passed by the
House today WAS Oviatt's Capita. Punish
ment bin. which is virtually resurrection
OF the old Ford bill. defeated two years ago.
The subject was brought up. discussed
brieGy and then passed by vote OF 81 10
-. Dillon, killean and Hunt voting no and
Mcmillan in the aiiirmative. The bill goes
now To the senate.
IN the Senate two bills were passed, one
ar act TO organize the Union school dis
trict of Bay City" and the other "A bill
authorizing the trustees of the Michigan
Asylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo TO
deed TO the city of Kalamazoo certain State
lands for the purpose OF extending Laura
ST
Aaong the outside people here today are
Rev. A f. Merriam and Dr. Sanford III.
Cobb. of Grand Rapids whose mission is in
the interest of the Marriage License bill
now pending before the House Judiciary
Committee.
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